I thrive in a high-level, quick-paced environment and within multiple and diverse projects and areas. I enjoy learning new areas and skills. One of my superpowers is working with people, whether it's lobbying elected and government officials, strategizing with business leaders, collaborating with colleagues, or coaching individuals. I love to write, create, collaborate, strategize, and execute.
Government Affairs: Lobbied the Utah Legislature and other Utah elected officials on behalf of Alliance Solar and the Utah Energy Solar Association to protect the interests of renewable energy.
o Successfully negotiated and lobbied to renew the Utah Renewable Energy Tax Credit.
● Sales Compliance & Marketing: Worked with sales reps to determine their needs and streamline processes; managed messaging among the reps to be in compliance with regulation and industry standards; worked with the design team to create and edit marketing materials and website content.
● Relationship/Project Manager: Managed the relationships between partner companies, sales reps, customers, and site surveyors in California and Utah, and between customers, installers, city officials, and the office.
● Customer Service Department: Designed customer service protocols, trained customer service and permitting representatives, created system for site survey, developed database tools for tracking customer data, permitting, installation, and the system operation.
● Permitting Department: Worked with Utah and California municipalities to determine solar permit requirements, submit the necessary documentation, and manage the status of each solar project.
● Political Fundraising: Raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for the Utah State Senate Majority Caucus, members of the Utah State Senate, the Utah House of Representatives, and county/city Mayoral candidates.
● Event Planning: Organized over thirty events, including: golf tournaments, barbeques, dinners, receptions, luncheons, and more for elected officials, candidates, and charitable organizations.
o Developed event materials, sponsorships, obtained sponsors, managed the events and RSVPs, collected the donations, managed invoicing and follow-up after the events, and more.
● Campaign Strategy and Management: Assisted candidates’ election and re-election efforts by developing messaging, writing and editing content, obtaining voter data, distributing candidate literature, and fundraising.
● Content Development and Writing/Editing: Created brochures for the Utah State Capitol after its 2007 renovation; wrote editorials, newsletters, and campaign literature for clients, elected officials and candidates.
● Passed, defeated, and monitored Utah legislation on behalf of clients, including: Microsoft, HP, Walmart, Comcast, Eli Lilly, Allergan, Astellas, Utah Firefighters, Davis County, Polaris, CGI, CEC, and others.
● Notable Achievements:
o Obtained an appropriation from the state to create a partnership between Microsoft and the school districts of Utah for grades 9–12 to create the IT Academy.
o Defeated legislation that would significantly restrict search among SEOs and other like providers such as Comcast, Microsoft, Google, Yahoo, etc.
o Obtained an exemption to the Mandatory Generic Drug Substitution law pertaining to Medicaid patients with an organ transplant or with a mental-health diagnosis.
o Created and passed legislation to allow Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) in Utah for government and non-profit entities to purchase rooftop solar under a PPA.
o Passed legislation that created a revolutionary approach to government RFPs, allowing private business to submit a proposal to offer a service to a government agency.
● Worked with the Legislature’s legal counsel to draft and interpret legislation; communicated and worked with the state legislature, governor, agencies, city/county mayors and councilmembers, and others to understand the intent of such legislation.
● Developed coalitions, conducted research, and created material to emphasize proposed legislation/positions.
● Organized events on behalf of clients and elected officials.
● Managed affairs of the Speaker of the House, Chief of Staff, House Majority Leadership and Majority Caucus.
● Communicated with the media; wrote press releases and media advisories; organized press conferences.
● Corresponded with constituents via telephone, email, or in-person to resolve concerns and needs.
● Researched and wrote political speeches and talking points.
● Helped launch and maintain the House Majority Caucus blog site – www.theutahhouse.com.
● Interviewed, hired, and managed leadership interns for the 2006 and 2007 General Legislative Sessions.
I love spending time with my three daughters and spend as much time in the outdoors being physically active (running, dancing, camping, climbing, mountain biking, paddle boarding, and skiing) as possible. I have completed multiple road marathons, including the Boston Marathon (2017, 2018, 2020, 2023), many ultra marathons (50k to 100-miler), including six 100-mile mountain races. I am passionate about the human body and human behavior, and continue to study human psychology, physiology, nutrition, movement, herbs, and natural methods to heal the body.